Predicting the entire 2022 NFL season

NFL Playoffs - Wild Card Round

NFC Wild Card Playoffs - Arizona Cardinals v Los Angeles Rams

NFC:

Tampa Bay Buccaneers (#2) defeat Minnesota Vikings (#7)

Philadelphia Eagles (#3) defeat New Orleans Saints (#6)

San Francisco 49ers (#5) defeat Green Bay Packers (#4)

AFC:

Los Angeles Chargers (#2) defeat Cincinnati Bengals (#7)

Baltimore Ravens (#3) defeat Denver Broncos (#6)

Kansas City Chiefs (#5) defeat Indianapolis Colts (#4)

NFL Playoffs - Divisional Round

AFC Divisional Playoffs - Buffalo Bills v Kansas City Chiefs

NFC:

San Francisco 49ers (#5) defeat Los Angeles Rams (#1)

Tampa Bay Buccaneers (#2) defeat Philadelphia Eagles (#3)

AFC:

Buffalo Bills (#1) defeat the Kansas City Chiefs (#5)

Baltimore Ravens (#3) defeat the Los Angeles Chargers (#2)

NFL Playoffs - Conference Championships

NFL Playoffs, AFC Championship - Cincinnati Bengals v Kansas City Chiefs

San Francisco 49ers (#5) defeat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (#2)

Buffalo Bills (#1) defeat the Baltimore Ravens (#3)

NFL Super Bowl - San Francisco 49ers vs. Buffalo Bills

Buffalo Bills v San Francisco 49ers

Here it is! I have the 49ers continuing the trend of one Wild Card team making it all the way to the big game, after once again sending home the Packers. Kyle Shanahan flexed his muscle against Sean McVay once again, then potentially sending Tom Brady into retirement after losing to his childhood team.

They’ll be going up against the top-seeded Bills from the AFC, who are finally able to slay the dragon that is the Chiefs, and winning a challenging matchup with the Ravens (a Divisional Round game from a couple of years ago, where Taron Johnson’s delivered a pick-six and soon after). Lamar Jackson was knocked out of a one-score game.

Who will come out on top? You’ll have to stay tuned.

2022 NFL schedule - filled out (Excel)

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